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11-20-2008, 06:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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OS: xp
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Using Vista on a virus infested computer?
Okay, so I have XP on my computer, but it has been infested with a virus. It was just tampering with programs until today, and now I cannot get past the windows loading screen, it just auto restarts (in safe mode too). So I am going to format it on the weekend, but I still have files I want to retrieve before I do. So if I were to install Vista onto the machine would I be able to access those files while using that OS?
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11-20-2008, 10:59 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New Jersey / Southern California
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OS: Windows 7 RC, Vista Ultimate
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Re: Using Vista on a virus infested computer?
No.
Vista install will re-format the hard drive before it installs. jcgriff2 .
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